Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-04-29

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Francis M. McClntie, OF Salt River
has been granted pension.
Shelley Bros. have moved from Elm
Hall and located at Riverdale.
Harvey Button went to his home,
Alba, Monday, for a ten days visit.
Fred Hale, clerk at the Sanitarium,
is in Ypsilanti on business this week.
Milliken & Amsden's Orchestra will
play for dancing next Friday evening.
Miss Jennie Farley, of Medina is the
guest of Rev and Mrs. j. Van Antwerp.
Rev. Van Antwerp attended the Sag
inaw Congl conference at East Tawas,
Tuesday.
Shepherd wants newspaper, hot ell
and an express office and wants them
bad, too!
We say what we know when we pro-
mise a grand musical treat next Friday
evening May 9Th.
Fred Kernon. of Alma, and Miss
Cahoon of Seville, were married Satru-
day night by Justice Yerington.
Teachers examination to-day and to-
morrow at the Union School Building
This is the last of the Spring examina-
tions.
Mr.. and Mrs. f. II. Schweier, Mrs.
Nesbtt and Chas. Helm of the w. S. &
5. Shepherd store assisted at w. S. & S.
opening last Thursday.
Prof. Lewis Stuart, of Chicago for
merly Of Kalamozoo college, has been
elected to the chair of ancient langu age
in the Alma College and will accept.
1t would do you good to see the large
new stock of Clothing just received at
the Bee Hive. You can get very nice
suit for very little money as Pollasky
Bros. are bound to take the lead.
Miss Nellie Marlborough presided
over Miss Growers department in the
Union School Monday and Tuesday
while Miss G.. attended the funerel OF
her grandmother.
+ J. Topping has recently placed one
of the Manufacturing Singer machines
in l.. Kehn's tailor shop which sur
passes any machine yet invented for
this kind of work.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ben c. Button, Mr.. and
Mrs. Chas. III. Hutchinson, and j. Ed.
Stuttz went to Mt Pleasant Wednesday
night TO see the dramatic club of that
city play Robert Emmett"
Alma College will hold open its offer
to Superintendent Howell to fill tie
chair of Natural Science until next
April, when his contract with the Ian
sing Board of Education expires.
The Ladies Aid Society Of the Con-
gregational church will met with Mrs.
b. W. Ellison, next Wednesday May 4.
In connection there will be baby show.
Everybody come and bring their babies.
Nurses will be in attendance.
Having just received fine line Of
Pianos and Organs, of five different
manufacturers. we are now prepared
to offer some extra inducements to
praties anticipating buying. Call and
examine our stock.
l.. Y. IRISH.
The extension of the L. A. \. & y.
NJ. R'y towards Cadillac commenced
Monday, and all the men and teams
along the line can find employment as
the work is to be pushed with all speed.
Supt. J. G.. Garland has the work in
charge.
Cal. Reen, of Dushvile, died last
Tuesday from the effects Of chloroform
and morphine, which had been admin
istered by physician while attempting
to straighten limb which had been
drawn up by rheumatism. He never
awoke. The victim was about % years
of age, and unmarried.
President Ashley, of the T. a. A. &
y NJ. railroad has just published his
annual report. The gross earnings Of
1856 were $3.50, ,25l.0l; operating eX-
penses s222. .O94 .52; interest on bonds,
Sl45 800: leaving balance Of SIS, ,ll3.
9s. During the year forty-fve miles
of new road has been built, and seven
ty-one miles opened.
a benefit concert will be given at
College hall, Friday evening, May 9th
in aid Of the new Episcopal church.
The concert will be given by party of
eight of the best musical artists of the
Saginaws, and promises to far surpass
anything of the kind ever attempted
here. Immediately after the concert a
social hop will be given to which all are
cordially invited to remain. Tickets
for concert and hop, 90 cents.
DR.. Hale intends that suffering hui
manity shall know of the existence of